Does Creatine Monohydrate Improve Blood Sugar Control?

Listening to the news recently, there’s a tremendous amount of buzz surrounding type 2 diabetes. Currently, statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) suggest that one in ten Americans has type 2 diabetes. A new report from the CDC notes that by 2050, a staggering one in three Americans will have type 2 diabetes in current trends continue.

The projected increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes is largely tied to the rising obesity epidemic. Concern has been raised that the combination of the aging population along with the increased incidence of type 2 diabetes could bankrupt the Canadian healthcare system due to the enormous costs associated with treating this condition.

In the same report from the CDC, they cite statistics that a 58% reduction in the onset of type 2 diabetes can be achieved by a 5-7% weight reduction along with just 150 minutes of exercise per week.

A recent study published in the journal, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (Gualano et al, 2010), investigated whether or not creatine supplementation has a beneficial effect on blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes who engage in an exercise program.

The study included 25 participants who were randomized to take 5 mg/d of creatine or placebo for 12 weeks while they engaged in an exercise training program.

The primary outcome measure of this study was glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1C). This is a test that doctors routinely order on patients with diabetes to measure the effectiveness of their long-term blood sugar control

The study found that creatine supplementation significantly reduced HbA1C levels:

The results of this study are certainly interesting, but it was a fairly short-term trial and involved a small sample size in terms of study participants. I imagine further research would be necessary before this became more widely considered.

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